Prevention of puerperal sepsis in northwest Ethiopia: Knowledge and practice of postnatal women; A multicenter cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Puerperal sepsis is a life-threatening condition that can lead to death and long-term morbidities of postnatal women, such as chronic pelvic pain, pelvic inflammatory disease, and secondary infertility. Therefore, the study aimed to assess the knowledge and practice of postnatal women at Debre Markos town health facilities toward the prevention of puerperal sepsis and its associated factors.

Methods

A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 to 30 July 2020. In all, 404 sampled postnatal women took part in the study. A systematic random sampling technique was employed to select each study participant. Data were entered into Epi data 4.6 and analyzed by statistical package for social sciences 25. Multivariate logistic regression was carried out for va

SUBMITTER: Bishaw KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8972931 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature